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en-GBNews-Medical.NetNew national survey finds lack of COPD knowledge among patientsIn a new national survey of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, Health Union reveals a surprising lack of awareness of risk factors and knowledge of diagnosis stage among patients. Results demonstrate a severe impact on quality of life, employment, and ability to afford treatment.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150730/New-national-survey-finds-lack-of-COPD-knowledge-among-patients.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150730/New-national-survey-finds-lack-of-COPD-knowledge-among-patients.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=0638c035-6e02-418d-a759-63457ee61648Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:26:56 -0400New WFSJ initiative to help journalists report on staggering toll of HCVThe World Federation of Science Journalists is launching a new initiative to help journalists report on the staggering toll of Hepatitis C (HCV) as well as the scientific and political barriers to treating the disease.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150729/New-WFSJ-initiative-to-help-journalists-report-on-staggering-toll-of-HCV.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150729/New-WFSJ-initiative-to-help-journalists-report-on-staggering-toll-of-HCV.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=ae50ec2f-ce63-4d0f-a90e-069a4a607098Wed, 29 Jul 2015 03:17:34 -0400Researchers at Sydney’s Centenary Institute fight against hepatitis infectionToday is World Hepatitis Day. 400 million people around the world are currently living with hepatitis B or C. Each year, we see around 1.4 million people die from viral hepatitis. Researchers at Sydney’s Centenary Institute are working hard to change this.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150728/Researchers-at-Sydneye28099s-Centenary-Institute-fight-against-hepatitis-infection.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150728/Researchers-at-Sydneye28099s-Centenary-Institute-fight-against-hepatitis-infection.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=c67a1e4e-dc5b-42f4-8ce2-468ce6ecc92bTue, 28 Jul 2015 09:58:45 -0400Cepheid, FIND unveil new portable molecular diagnostics system for patients suspected of TB, HIV and EbolaCepheid and FIND today unveiled the GeneXpert Omni, the world's most portable molecular diagnostics system enabling unprecedented access to accurate, fast and potentially life-saving diagnosis for patients suspected of TB, HIV and Ebola in even the most remote areas of the world.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150728/Cepheid-FIND-unveil-new-portable-molecular-diagnostics-system-for-patients-suspected-of-TB-HIV-and-Ebola.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150728/Cepheid-FIND-unveil-new-portable-molecular-diagnostics-system-for-patients-suspected-of-TB-HIV-and-Ebola.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=d6fcf265-e646-4d42-8219-6b8d3f9c0b43Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:15:03 -0400NEJM suggests use of HCV-positive kidneys as one solution to kidney shortageThe average wait time for a kidney transplant is five years and there are more than 100,000 people on the waiting list. However, there are thousands of viable hepatitis C-positive kidneys that are discarded each year solely because they're infected.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150725/NEJM-suggests-use-of-HCV-positive-kidneys-as-one-solution-to-kidney-shortage.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150725/NEJM-suggests-use-of-HCV-positive-kidneys-as-one-solution-to-kidney-shortage.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=6117b960-774e-4d91-aed1-520804e85c78Sat, 25 Jul 2015 04:53:09 -0400Researchers report new drug combination that effectively treats HCV patients co-infected with HIVRoughly 20 to 30 percent of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are also infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV). Both blood-borne viruses share the same modes of transmission, but many HCV medications currently have significant limitations due to adverse interactions with HIV treatments. Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report a new combination that effectively treats HCV in patients co-infected with HIV.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150722/Researchers-report-new-drug-combination-that-effectively-treats-HCV-patients-co-infected-with-HIV.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150722/Researchers-report-new-drug-combination-that-effectively-treats-HCV-patients-co-infected-with-HIV.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=f485c607-8ff5-4fc2-8a03-1bb2c5bfbe00Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:15:02 -0400ICER’s drug assessment program to provide trusted source of information about new drugsWith drug prices for cancer and many other conditions soaring to new highs amid questions about their true value to patients, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review today launched a program to transform the way new drugs are evaluated and priced in the United States.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150722/ICERe28099s-drug-assessment-program-to-provide-trusted-source-of-information-about-new-drugs.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150722/ICERe28099s-drug-assessment-program-to-provide-trusted-source-of-information-about-new-drugs.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=dbad5678-e34e-40f8-b72b-b3a679183c56Wed, 22 Jul 2015 04:38:54 -0400Risk of hepatobiliary cancer, cardiovascular diseases later in life is higher in women with ICPIn a new study of more than 125,000 pregnant women in Sweden, researchers found that the risk of hepatobiliary cancer and immune-mediated and cardiovascular diseases later in life is higher in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) than in women without this condition.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150709/Risk-of-hepatobiliary-cancer-cardiovascular-diseases-later-in-life-is-higher-in-women-with-ICP.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150709/Risk-of-hepatobiliary-cancer-cardiovascular-diseases-later-in-life-is-higher-in-women-with-ICP.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=88043434-2976-471d-be44-c4ebe1bbf6b2Thu, 09 Jul 2015 05:21:57 -0400Unique diagnostic test could help detect world's deadliest superbugs, infectious diseasesInfectious diseases such as hepatitis C and some of the world's deadliest superbugs--C. difficile and MRSA among them--could soon be detected much earlier by a unique diagnostic test, designed to easily and quickly identify dangerous pathogens.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150707/Unique-diagnostic-test-could-help-detect-worlds-deadliest-superbugs-infectious-diseases.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150707/Unique-diagnostic-test-could-help-detect-worlds-deadliest-superbugs-infectious-diseases.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=b366f9d4-a5c9-43e8-aef0-de07401ec1e8Tue, 07 Jul 2015 02:42:48 -0400Harvard Medical School scientists reveal structure of vesicular stomatitis virus proteinViruses need us. In order to multiply, viruses have to invade a host cell and copy their genetic information. To do so, viruses encode their own replication machinery or components that subvert the host replication machinery to their advantage.http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150703/Harvard-Medical-School-scientists-reveal-structure-of-vesicular-stomatitis-virus-protein.aspx
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150703/Harvard-Medical-School-scientists-reveal-structure-of-vesicular-stomatitis-virus-protein.aspx#commenthttp://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=bf85a959-44d7-4f14-b972-48ce80b3f05cFri, 03 Jul 2015 05:17:46 -0400